Researchers make a moving tectonic map of the Game of Thrones landscape
Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show's finale today.
Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show's finale today.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2019
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A landmark new United Nations report warns that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, and that upwards of one million species are gravely at risk.
Environment
May 8, 2019
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The 22 March is World Water Day, which focuses on the importance of freshwater. The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations aim to achieve a better and more sustainable future. Goal number 6 focuses on ensuring ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2019
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A periodic table chart discovered at the University of St Andrews is officially recognised as the oldest in the world by the Guinness World Records.
Materials Science
Mar 21, 2019
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When you deal with things at the quantum scale, where things are very small, the world is quite fuzzy and bizarre in comparison to our everyday experiences.
Quantum Physics
Mar 19, 2019
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As the planet warms, subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, including parts of southern Australia and southern Africa, are drying. These trends include major drought events such as Cape Town's "Day Zero" in 2018.
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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By 2050, the world will have almost 10 billion people. It will be impossible to feed everyone without exacerbating poverty, accelerating deforestation and increasing GHG emissions unless we start making substantial changes ...
Environment
Dec 6, 2018
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Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and U.S. auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs in a major restructuring aimed at generating cash to spend on innovation.
Business
Nov 27, 2018
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The U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky isn't known as a hotbed of environmental action and innovation, but that could change as it has recently become home to a first-of-its-kind collaboration between environmentalists, city ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2018
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Fluoride occurs naturally in groundwater. In small amounts, this is usually not a problem, but in India the concentration in many places exceeds the threshold at which is starts to present a health hazard. According to estimates ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2018
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